Teachers

A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still cannot read or write. Amid the daily chaos of teaching in an inner city school, Alex Jurel tries to decide if he will lie at his deposition to protect the school or tell the truth and risk throwing away his career.

Cast

Nick Nolte

as Alex Jurel

JoBeth Williams

as Lisa Hammond

Judd Hirsch

as Roger Rubell

Ralph Macchio

as Eddie Pilikian

Allen Garfield

as Carl Rosenberg

Lee Grant

as Dr. Donna Burke

Richard Mulligan

as Herbert Gower

Royal Dano

as Ditto Stiles

William Schallert

as Horn

Art Metrano

as Troy

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